Katherine Copely & Patrick Connelly
When did you start skating, and how long have you been ice dancing? Patrick: I began skating when I was six years old and I began ice dancing when I was nine years old. Katherine: I started skating in…
Team IDC
Team IDC Blog – 2008 LPIDC
LPIDC – Attendance Never In Doubt Monday, July 28, 2008 It’s been a year since my first trip to the picturesque town of Lake Placid. As someone who is moderately obsessed with the Olympics, Lake Placid was a town I’d…
2008 Lake Placid IDC blog by Elyse & Travis
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Seeing Through Someone Else’s Eyes (by Elyse) It’s great to see something from someone else’s eyes, or in my case, on the other side of the boards. Most of the time we are so focused on…
Vanessa Crone & Paul Poirier
Article By Melanie Hoyt With teams flourishing on both the senior and junior levels, Canada boasts significant depth in its dance program. At the senior level, Canadian dance teams have medaled at the past three World Figure Skating Championships…
Kendra Goodwin & Brent Bommentre
Kendra Goodwin and Brent Bommentre teamed up in the spring of 2003. They capped their 2003/04 season with a 4th place finish at the 2004 US Nationals. How did you start skating together? Brent: We had known each other…
Michelle Scott
The day I decided to retire from competitive skating changed my life immensely. After much thought I came to the conclusion that I was happy with what I did with my skating and needed to leave my competitive career…
Tarrah Harvey & Keith Gagnon
Article By Melanie Hoyt For Tarrah Harvey & Keith Gagnon, the approach to the 2007-2008 season began because of a chance to skate at home. After struggling with achieving the results that they wanted to see in prior seasons,…
Kharis Ralph & Asher Hill
Three years, three Canadian championships. Kharis Ralph & Asher Hill are the reigning Canadian junior dance champions, a title they captured in their first nationals at that level. This should come as no surprise, however, as Ralph & Hill…
Jennifer Wester
In Her Own Words The 2007-2008 skating season was a roller coaster ride for on- and off-ice partners Jennifer Wester & Daniil Barantsev. The duo, who will celebrate their second wedding anniversary next month, open up to ice-dance.com in…
2008 World Championships Preview
World Championships – Göteborg, Sweden by Melanie Hoyt & Michelle Wojdyla When the dance event at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships concludes on March 21, one thing will be certain: at least two of the teams on the podium…